La Tour Eiffel Vocabulaire

il suffit

all that is needed

arête

arris, edge

à peine

barely, hardly

beffroi

belfry

hardiesse

boldness

cheminée

chimney, smokestack

bon sens

common sense

achèvement

completion

souci

concern

travaux

construction

courbe

curve

pierre de taille

freestone

trou

hole

au cœur de

in the midst of

injure

insult

affublé de

inundated by

mât de fer

iron pole

échelle

ladder

méconnu

little-known

durable

long-lasting

tuyau

pipe

criblé de

riddled with

lampadaire

street lamp

suppositoire

suppository

prétendre

to claim

fuser

to come from all sides

achever

to complete

préoccuper

to concern

écraser

to crush

mériter

to deserve

éteindre

to die down, to fade away

livrer

to expose

favoriser

to favor, to appreciate

accorder

to grant

enlaidir (s')

to make oneself look ugly

rapetisser

to make smaller, to dwarf

renchérir

to outdo, to go further

fournir

to provide, to supply

rendre compte de (se)

to realize, to grasp

efforcer de (s')

to try

inachevé

unfinished

œuvre

work, creation